I had joined Willetts, owner of Pere Marquette River Lodge, and Chris Raines, one of the lodge’s top guides, for a day of hunting steelhead on the river’s flies-only water.

The Pere Marquette River proved me wrong. Spring floats on the PM connect anglers to steelhead run after steelhead run. Morlock knows them all. He’s been guiding on the river for over 20 years.

Kevin Morlock guides a client in search of Pere Marquette steelhead. Submitted photo Miles upon miles of renowned river water runs through the interior of Michigan. Anglers from around the world ...

The Pere Marquette River in West Central Michigan is one of the premier fishing destinations in the Great Lakes Region. The longest free-flowing, undammed river in Michigan, the main branch runs ...

Casey Hefferan shows off a Pere Marquette River steelhead. Special to the Record-Eagle/Bob Gwizdz ...

Anglers on the lower Pere Marquette River are hoping for a shot at the first steelhead to run. This year's catch is projected to be average or lower, but it isn't stopping optimistic anglers. We ...

From walleye in Lakes Cadillac and Mitchell to salmon in Lake Michigan, fish stocking is helping keep local waters teeming ...

Pere Marquette steelhead are wild, river-born fish. This adds to the charm of fishing this special water as opposed to the surrounding rivers, which contain stocked fish.

The Pere Marquette River in west-central Michigan is one of the premier fishing destinations in the Great Lakes region. The longest free-flowing, undammed river in Michigan, the main branch runs ...